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Quiz Show DVD

PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Walt Disney Video :: Released: 1999-09-07

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Quiz Show Summary Academy Award(r)-winner Robert Redford's (1981, Best Director, Oridinary People) Critically Acclaimed Triumph, Quiz Show, Was Cheered As One Of The Year's 10 Best Films By More Than 80 Critics Nationwide. It's An Exciting Look Behind The Scenes At The Thrills And High-stakes Competition Of Tv's Hottest Big-money Game Show! But Fame And Fortune Become A Hotbed Of Scandal When A Washington Investigator (rob Morrow -- Northern Exposure) Uncovers Corruption Beneath The Quiz Show's Glittering Facade. The Scandal Implicates Both The Wildly Popular Champion (ralph Fiennes -- 1996 Academy Award(r) Best Actor Nominee, The English Patient) And The Disgruntled Ex-champ (john Turturro, O Brother, Where Art Thou?). A Powerful Story With Unforgettable Performances -- Don't Miss This Suspense-filled Hit!

This vigorously entertaining film, sharply directed by Robert Redford from Paul Attanasio's brilliant screenplay, is based on the game-show scandals of the 1950s, when TV quiz shows were rigged to attract higher ratings and lucrative sponsorships. The fact-based story focuses on the quiz show Twenty-One and popular contestant Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a charming, well-bred intellectual who agreed to win the game by using answers supplied by the show's producers. This unfair advantage turned Van Doren into a prototypical media darling at the expense of reigning Twenty-One champion Herbie Stempel (John Turturro, in a bravura performance), a working-class Jewish contestant who, according to the show's sponsors, had worn out his welcome in the public eye. When a congressional investigator (Rob Morrow) catches on to the scam and Stempel blows the whistle on this backstage manipulation, Quiz Show becomes a smart, political exposé about the first generation of television, the corrupting effect of celebrity and success, and the ongoing loss of innocence in American society. Bristling with superior dialogue and energized by an excellent cast including Paul Scofield as Van Doren's morally upstanding father, Quiz Show succeeds as history lesson, intelligent thriller, and morality tale, setting the stage for the countless scandals that would follow in a nation addicted to television. --Jeff Shannon

Quiz Show DVD Techincal Details Cast: John Turturro, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 133 mins
UPC: 717951003492
Binding: DVD
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: 1999-09-07
Region Code: 1
Specs: Closed-captioned, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),